A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: A revolution, two cities, and a tragic love story of three people. One of Dickens's most artistically accomplished novels. Dr. Manette spent eighteen years in wrongful imprisonment before abandoning old grudges and agreeing to his daughter's marriage to Charles, the son of his enemy; the innocent Charles condemns his family's sins, renounces his noble title and wealth, yet takes the blame for his family and is imprisoned by an angry mob during the French Revolution; the young lawyer also loves the doctor's daughter and, for her happiness, bravely takes Charles's place on the guillotine. The work constructs a utopia where love triumphs over hatred.